An Indian Tradition: The History of A Narrow Escape of Some White Men from Being Tomahawked, Scalped, and Robbed by Indians

No date [Ca. 1850]. Good softcover. Center-stitched pamphlet in self-wraps. First page/front cover is age darkened with some soiling and staining and has a 3/4 x 1.5 inch chip missing at top fore corner - 1st page text not affected, 2nd page missing 1st letter of first three lines; last page/rear cover is age darkened with light foxing and few small pencil marks at top fore corner and has contemporary black stamp 'For Sale in Williamsville, Vt. | By W. L. Williams.' ; tightly bound; few interior pages are age darkened with foxing, most are fairly bright and clean but for some pencil marginalia; all text is easily legible; all leaves remain supple. Consists of 4 page narrative about captivity by Indians and white man William Wallace's exposure to Indian remedies; remaining 12 pages are ads for 'Brant's Indian Pulmonary Balsam' and 'Brant's Indian Purifying Extract', which cure scrofula, fevers, liver complaints, abscesses, consumption, piles, mercurial diseases, female complaints, etc. Not dated but some advert testimonials are dated 1844 - 1849 and pencil note in a margin is dated 1850. 8vo, 16 pp; illustrated adverts. Cf, Sabin #34480; OCLC #765809491. Note that caption title on this work is exactly as stated and differs from Sabin which includes 'no fiction' in title and 'Taro-way Indians' as well as differing from OCLC which has 'no fiction' and 'Taw-way Indians'.